Dogtooth
2009 · Movie · NR · 98 min · ★ 7.0 · 83% critics
Three teens grow up cut off from the outside world on a secluded estate, where their parents control every rule and even rewrite the meaning of everyday words. As small cracks appear in this closed system, the family’s routines and beliefs are tested in unsettling and darkly absurd ways.
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Details
- Original title
- Κυνόδοντας
- Years
- 2009
- Release date
- 2009-10-22
- Language
- EL
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 98 min
- Critic score
- 83/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (2,605 votes)
About
If you like surreal, unsettling stories about control and warped reality that linger in your mind, this may click, especially if you enjoyed The Lobster; Not for you if you want straightforward pacing or a comfortable watch.
Pros: wildly original premise; dark, uneasy humor; thought-provoking themes | Cons: slow, meandering stretches; disturbing content; divisive, odd tone
Themes
- hostage
- paranoia
- dysfunctional family
- incest
- mental illness
- tooth
- sexual awakening
- fantasy world
- isolated house
- home education
- brother sister sex
- strict father
- +2 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best International Feature Film · 2011 · nominated
- International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2011 · nominated
- BIFA — Best Foreign Independent Film · 2010 · nominated
Cast & crew
Christos Stergioglou
as Father
Michele Valley
as Mother
Hristos Passalis
as Son
Angeliki Papoulia
as Older Daughter
Mary Tsoni
as Younger Daughter
Anna Kalaitzidou
as Christina
Steve Krikris
as Colleague
Sissi Petropoulou
as Secretary
Alexander Voulgaris
as Dog Trainer
Directed by Yorgos Lanthimos